New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
THE COKE SYNDICATE BROKEN.
STARTLED BY AN ORDER OF MR. CARNEGIE.
II, G. FKICK FORCED TO REsIGN-THE ADVANCE
GRANTED AS DEMANDED BY THE wORKMES.
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II, G. FKICK FORCED TO REsIGN-THE ADVANCE
GRANTED AS DEMANDED BY THE woRKMEN.
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PrrrsBURG June Il.-Andrew Carnegie sent little
dispatch by cable from his castle in the Scottish High
lands the firm of Carnegie Brothers Co. which
caused the latter crush the Pttsburg coke syndicate
"ugh backed by millions. with blow. There Is con-
stcrnaton to-day among the coke operators. Tho Car
neges own o majority of the stock IN the
II. c. Frick Coke Company, aud the Carnogies want
coke and want badly Several days ago Henry Phipps
informed H. G. Frisk. the manager OF the Frck Company,
that the coke operators would better grant the advance
demanded by the workmen in the Connellsve region.
Mr. Fnck Of a different mind. Az leading member
Of syndicate he had joined with the other operators
and had partially refused to grant advance hrst
upon the ground that advance could not be given,
and second on tho ground that the question OF
wages had been settled BY arbitration and he
was In duty bound to insist, along Win
his associates In tho syndicate that the award be &C.
cepted The Carneges still insisted that the strike at
the works In which they interested must close and
Mr. Frck thereupon rendered his resignation. The
Carnegies cast all feeling aside In the matter and
elected Henry j. Phipps, jr OF Carnegie Broa u Co,
manager instead Mr. Phipps yesterday ordered his
superintendent to grant advance Of IL per cont
Mr. Frck said this afternoon that there really had been
no rupture between himself and the Messrs Carnegie.
but they could not on the question d" paying the
wages demanded by the coke operatives
81 did not feel Justified In granting the advance said
he land Carneges have the balance OF power ana
insisted that should be given In order that their exten'
industries might not suffer for want OF COKE
resigned A far as know there were no other diher
ences and there was fault be found with my man
agement."
The coke syndicate held a special meeting this morning
TO consider tho matter It was largely attended and
number OF tho operators also present They
took action They have not yet determined TO give
the 29 per cent and member said that they were
not likely to give it tn argued, however, that with
the concessions the H. C. Frck Coke Company,t be
hard matter other operators to maintain the stand
they have held The operators loud In their dennn-
Citations OF the Carnegie BIOS. h Co. They blame this
rn for taking step which will ruin the coke business
aud break up syndicate The Frck Company controls
onefuurth Of the ovens included 10 the syndicate. A
member of the syndcaie said this afternoon:
n December the Carneges purchased the interest Of
which them ~. 100000 and H. Frick sSOoo0O OF
the So 900 capital stock 20 Mr. Fnck Is powerless
On occasions the coke producers tnougnt
best TO resist the demands OF the employees for an nd
vance in wages. but they we're compelled 10 yield,
OF their steel aud iron Industries but when the matter
referred to arbitration this time Mr. Fri"s stood
firm refusing out the desires or hs partners
until tho conflicting interests In bis company forced him
resign 1ns OF course changed the entire lorce OF
the H. O. Frck Coke Company, whose steel and lron
interests superior to their coke interests ihey
willing to sink the later .or the osoen, ,,a OF line Inc
italy breaks up syndicate II there Is no organiza
ton OF coke men. there can he no regn, rgn
lar scale OF wages The workmen VIII
have no 10 confer WITH save tho
Individual operator n the price OF coke drops TO
wnere was before tho syndicate was formed 80 cents
aud 81 ton the workmen will suffer as well as the op
orators" u,, .x
The syndicate or what remains Of It, will hold another
meeting tomorrow. .o-,- ~.
gentleman connected with the hrm OF Carnegie Bros
90 said that the seven furnaces at Eradiock we're
closed for want OF coke, aud that tho Edgar
Thomson steel works would have been com
MALTA IN clO a few uayB had they not ue-
cided 10 put the Frick Coke Companys ovens In
The firm has largo orders on hand whlch tney
cannot pone They had not needed 10 start up the
coke ovens opposition TO the coke syndicate or any OF
the operators bat were compelled TO 90 so IN the m
terest OF their and steel business work was not re-
suned the brick ovens this morning but the men VIII
20 TO work on Monday